title: Speech disorders in operated cleft lip and palate children in Northeast Malaysia.
abstract: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and association of speech disorders among operated cleft lip and palate children (CLP) in Northeast Malaysia. A comparative cross sectional study was performed on 98 operated CLP and 109 non-cleft subjects that aged between 3- 12-years-old. Data collection was done clinically and also by recording speech samples of each subject from both groups using a portable cassette recorder. Results showed that the prevalence of speech abnormality was 61.2% (95% CI: 51.41-71.04) and the risk of having speech abnormality was 174.5 times (95% CI: 23.04, 1320.67; P value < 0.001) in CLP children compared to non-cleft children. Therefore it was found that children with appropriately repaired CLP in Northeast Malaysia failed to have normal speech.
authors.affiliation: School of Dental Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan. normastura@kck.usm.my
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Normastura
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Mohd Khairi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Azizah
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nizam
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Samsuddin
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Naing
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000209:etiology*